Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless (Model M) .380 ACP Serial number 81700 - Factory letter indicates
that this pistol was shipped May 21,
1925 with nickel finish and factory ivory grips as a single gun shipment. It
was sold to the Sweet Burnett Drug Company and shipped to Wyeth Hardware &
Manufacturing Company, St. Joseph, Missouri. The gun was processed on Colt
Factory Order number 9960/1. Box is numbered to
the gun and bears the small "Ivory" label to the left of the "Hammerless"
end label.

Right side of Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless .380 ACP serial number 81700.

Model M Deluxe Checkered Walnut Grips - These grips are easily
recognized by the uncheckered scalloped border around the edge of the grip. They
were a factory special order feature available from 1913 to 1923.